Thomas Neville George was born in the Morriston district of Swansea, the son of Thomas Rupert George, a schoolmaster and ardent socialist, and his wife, Elizabeth Evans, also a teacher.
He then went to Cambridge University to study at postgraduate level gaining a doctorate (PhD) in 1928.
In 1933 he gained a professorship at University College, Swansea, teaching both Geology and Geography.
He stayed in this post until retiral in 1974, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Science 1951 to 1955.
He served as Vice President of the Society 1959 to 1961 and won their Neill Prize for the period 1975-77.